Teachers: Pay

(asked on 7th December 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, since the Spending Review 2020, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor on a potential pay-rise for teachers in college, primary and secondary School settings.


Answered by
Nick Gibb Portrait
Nick Gibb
This question was answered on 21st December 2020

The Department for Education and Her Majesty’s Treasury have had ongoing discussions regarding teacher pay as part of the spending review process. These discussions have also informed the remit to the School Teachers’ Review Body, asking for recommendations on school teachers’ pay and conditions in maintained schools for the 2021/22 academic year, which was published on Tuesday 15 December.

Although my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a temporary pause on pay rises for the majority of public sector workers, workers earning less than median earnings of £24,000 will receive an increase of at least £250: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spending-review-2020-documents/spending-review-2020. School teachers will also continue to be eligible for performance related pay progression and pay rises from promotion. Academies will retain the freedom to set their own pay policies. Further Education and Sixth Form Colleges are independent organisations and, as such, are responsible for setting their own pay and conditions.

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